At least honestly fictional?
Spielberg’s Lincoln
Alec Ryan, American Renaissance, November 23, 2012
“'History' in the service of ideology.
"Steven Spielberg’s latest 'historical' sermon begins with The Bearded One smiling beatifically at two black Union soldiers, who recount their exploits at a battle that is a figment of Mr. Spielberg’s imagination. The bolder, more intelligent of the two hectors the President on the pay inequalities between black and white soldiers. The scene is interspersed with footage from the mythical battle, in which black Union troops overcome white Confederates in brutal hand-to-hand combat. A white face is stamped, drowning, into the mud by a booted black man.
"This may be all you need to know about the movie. ..."
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